IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2019-21: IIM Indore has announced the admission criteria for the academic year 2019-21. The admission process will be conducted in two steps, shortlisting of the candidates for the selection rounds (WAT and PI) and the final merit list announcement. IIM Indore shortlists candidates on the basis of CAT performance, past academic records and Gender Diversity factors.

Candidates fulfilling the CAT cutoff will be eligible for the next round of selection process. The factors and weightages assigned for computing shortlist scores is as follows.

IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2019-21: Shortlist Criteria

Components

Score

10th Standard/SSC Scores

36 * [Z candidate – Z min/Z max – Z min]

12th Standard/HSC Scores

40 * [Z candidate – Z min/Z max – Z min]

CAT 2017 Overall Score

20* [Candidate’s CAT Overall Score / Highest CAT Overall Score]

Gender Diversity Factor (GDF)

4 for Female Applicants 0 for others

Composite Score

Sum of the Above Scores (Max 100)

Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. List of shortlisted candidates will be declared in the month of January 2019. The selection rounds will be held in nine cities, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai.

IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2019-21: Final Selection Criteria

Components

Score

10th Standard/SSC Scores

10* [Z candidate – Z min/Z max – Z min]

12th Standard/HSC Scores

10 * [Z candidate – Z min/Z max – Z min]

CAT 2018 Overall Scores

20* [Candidate’s CAT Overall Score / Highest CAT Overall Score]

WAT Score

20* [Candidate’s CAT Overall Score / Highest CAT Overall Score]

PI Score

40* [Candidate’s CAT Overall Score / Highest CAT Overall Score]

Composite Score

Sum of the above Scores (Max 100)

Personal Interview round is given maximum weightage of 40, followed by CAT and WAT scores. Past academic records account for 20 per cent weightage. Unlike other IIMs, IIM Indore does not consider work experience for shortlisting or selection criteria.

Reservations

As per Government of India requirement, 27 percent of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC candidates, 15 percent for SC candidates, 7.5 percent for ST candidates and 5 percent for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).